Subject: RE: on-site training request in hospital settings for infection prevention and control
From: "Geleishvili, Marika (CDC/DDPHSIS/CGH/DGHP)" <[email-masked]>
To: Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Hedges, Sarah (CDC/DDPHSIS/CGH/DGHP)" <[email-masked]>, "Aparicio, Juan J (Tbilisi" <[email-masked]>, Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>, Ekaterine Adamia <[email-masked]>, Marine Baidauri <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:50:05 +0000

Dear Dr. Tamar,

Thank you for your email. I’d like to express my respect to you and your agency – I’m sure, all your efforts will bring success to our country in this fight against COVID.

I’d like to inform you, that the US Embassy Front Office has approved my participation in the IPC activities including on-site trainings at the hospitals.

For the proper planning and coordination, it would be helpful to have more details, such as:

Who is the POC at MoH  to coordinate our efforts

List of the hospitals you’d like us to cover

When can we start and if you want us to have MoH representative in the team

Looking forward to getting guidance from you.

All the best,

Marika

Marika (Mariam) Geleishvili

Senior Advisor, US CDC-South Caucasus Office

Tbilisi, Georgia

E-mail:
[email-masked]

Mobile: (+995) 591 916 599

From: Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>

Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 2:37 PM

To: Geleishvili, Marika (CDC/DDPHSIS/CGH/DGHP) <[email-masked]>

Cc: Hedges, Sarah (CDC/DDPHSIS/CGH/DGHP) <[email-masked]>; Aparicio, Juan J (Tbilisi <[email-masked]>; Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>; Ekaterine Adamia <[email-masked]>; Marine Baidauri <[email-masked]>

Subject: on-site training request in hospital settings for infection prevention and control

Dear Marika,

I would like to kindly address you on behalf of Dr. Tamar Gabunia.

We deeply appreciate
dedicated efforts and support of the US Embassy and CDC rendered to the Government of Georgia for the prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic.

The Ministry together with the respective State institutions of Georgia takes all necessary measures to reduce dramatic spread of the infectious
disease. It should be noted that infection prevention and control in healthcare settings is of critical importance. Therefore, we kindly request your support in conducting on-site trainings (the rule of using PPE and further monitoring) for health care personnel
in hospital settings identified for the management and treatment of COVID-19 positive patients and guidance on general infection control mechanisms in these hospitals.

Thank you once again for your support and continued partnership.

With best regards,

Maia Nikoleishvili MPA

Acting Head of International Relations and Protocol Division of Administration

Ministry of IDPs from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia

Address: 144 Tsereteli ave., 0159 Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel.: +995 32 2510034 (0803)

Cell phone: +995 577272713

E-mail:
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